Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 3080
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 18 May 2023
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3080
10240 Mb GDDR6X
Released 1 Sep 2020
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB100%
- GeForce RTX 3080133%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
- 160 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3080 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080
- 33% higher gaming performance.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce RTX 3080
The GeForce RTX 3080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (11 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD106 (AD106-350-A1) | GA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1) |
| Fab Process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 190 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 22,900 million | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 4352 | 8704 |
| Tensor Cores | 136 | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 34 | none |
| Compute Units | 34 | 68 |
| Core clock | 2310 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 |
| TMUs | 136 | 272 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 320 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 10240 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|
| TDP | 160 watts | 320 watts |
| Release Date | 18 May 2023 | 1 Sep 2020 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB121.70 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3080164.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB344.80 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3080465.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB288.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3080760.30 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB22060.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 308029770.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB119
- GeForce RTX 3080115
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB131
- GeForce RTX 3080111
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB179
- GeForce RTX 3080208
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB89
- GeForce RTX 3080100
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB96
- GeForce RTX 3080129
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB161
- GeForce RTX 3080202
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB117
- GeForce RTX 3080159
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB51
- GeForce RTX 308060
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB29
- GeForce RTX 308073
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB83
- GeForce RTX 3080116
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB58
- GeForce RTX 308087
FPS (higher is better)